Notice updated - January 14, 2021: As a further safety measure, the Immigration Appeals Division will not be accepting documents in person during this time.
This Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) Practice Notice is to advise that the temporary extension of time limits for filing a Notice of Appeal and for providing requested documents will end on August 4, 2020. Effective August 5, 2020, all parties are required to comply with all regular time limits as set out in the
IAD rules.
The IAD’s resumption of time limits follows the issuance of the
Resumption Notice on June 19, 2020. Thus, the previous temporary extension of time limits the IAD provided for in the
Practice Notice on the temporary extension of time limits for filing a Notice of Appeal and the
Practice Notice regarding Special Measures due to COVID-19 have been modified as outlined below.
Notice of Appeal
As a result of the Resumption Notice, the temporary extension of time limits for filing a Notice of Appeal is extended beyond the 30 days previously provided and will end on August 4, 2020. This means where the time limits for filing a Notice of Appeal fall between March 16, 2020 and August 4, 2020 inclusively, it must be filed no later than August 4, 2020.
Effective August 5, 2020, the IAD will reinstate regular time limits for filing a Notice of Appeal.
Providing Documents
The extension of time limits for providing documents requested by the IAD is extended beyond the 30 days previously provided and will end on August 4, 2020. This means where the time limits for providing documents fall between March 16, 2020 and August 4, 2020, inclusively, they must be filed no later than August 4, 2020. However, disclosure for a hearing must still be received by the IAD no later than 20 days before the scheduled hearing date. In addition, disclosure for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) must still be received by the IAD no later than 10 days before the ADR conference.
Effective August 5, 2020, all parties must comply with all time limits as set in the
IAD Rules.
How to submit documents
The IAD strongly encourages the use of email to communicate with the IAD. Please review the IAD’s
Practice Notice on communicating by email for further details.Documents can also be provided by fax, regular mail or courier, or through the
MyCase portal. As IRB mailrooms will operate at reduced capacity, regular mail or courier should only be used when electronic methods are not possible.
As of January 18, 2021, the IAD will not accept documents provided in-person at an IRB Office. Contact information for each region can be found on the
IRB website.
Signed on June 29, 2020
Signed by Suzanne Gilbert
Deputy Chairperson, IAD